Wilson Ponds, ID
Trophy Pond, NW Corner
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 6:30pm to 9:30pm
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Poor
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Jason Hansen
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0" | ||
| 0 | 0" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X | ||
| Medium - 10 to 15 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 80.0°F / -
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 54% Full (Waxing gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
- #14 Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
- #10 Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear BH
- #16 Olive Scud
- #20 Black Brassie
- #16 Zebra Brassie
- #10 Black California Leech
- #10 Pheasant Tail Flashback
Hatches
- Damselfly Odonata
- Midge Diptera
- Cream Caddis Trichoptera
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
No fishing partners were saved with this outing.
Waypoints
No waypoints were saved with this outing.
Notes
I walked back to the NW corner and saw several cruising fish. I rigged up with a #14 hare's ear, #20 black brassie and #20 zebra brassie. After several casts and slow retrieves I had a very solid hit from a nice fish that instantly snapped all 3 flies off. I'm not positive which fly the fish hit. I re-rigged and had no success. I moved to the opposite side of the peninsula and saw a couple cruising trout in the shallows. I had one trout swirl after the fly but not strike it. I moved to the point and switched flies to a #14 hare's ear, #16 zebra brassie, and #14 banded midge. I had a hit on one slow retrieve and on another, I saw a trout get excited by the flies as they got close to shore, then he hit either the zebra brassie or banded midge about 8' out and instantly broke off the flies. I fished with other flies after that but did not catch anything or get any more hits.
Banded midge: http://www.westfly.com/feature/0104/feature_507.1.htm
Hatch: small brown midges, small tan midges, damselflies, a few #12 light tan caddis